#b172af

Color #b172af

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.95 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b172af

RGB

rgb(177, 114, 175)

HSL

hsl(301.9, 28.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(301.9, 35.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.6%, 1.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(56.56, 34.65, -22.3)

LCH

lch(56.56, 41.21, 327.24)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.1139, 327.91)

HWB

hwb(301.9, 44.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72b174

Analogous

#9472b1

#b172af

#b17290

Triadic

#b172af

#afb172

#72afb1

Split-complementary

#b172af

#90b172

#72b194

Tetradic

#b172af

#b17472

#72b174

#72afb1

Square

#b172af

#b19472

#72b174

#7290b1

Shades

Color #b172af mixed toward black.

#9c569a

#7d457b

#5e345c

#3f233e

#1f111f

Tints

Color #b172af mixed toward white.

#be8abc

#cba1ca

#d8b9d7

#e5d0e4

#f2e8f2

Tones

Color #b172af mixed toward gray.

#ac77aa

#a77da5

#a182a0

#9c879b

#978c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99a3 · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#9da1a0 · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#af9896 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 23.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b172af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b172af]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b172af (#b172af) is rgb(177, 114, 175) in RGB.

No, #b172af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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